Examine a pair of gears that drives a conveyor belt to an oven. Notice that the number of rotations for each gear depends on the gear size (number of teeth). Explore the relationship between the number of teeth and the number of rotations. Build a graph to compare rotations for a range of gear sizes. Look for a number pattern. Choose a gear to adjust the speed of a conveyor belt. For example, choose a gear size (15 teeth) that will turn five times for every turn of the driver wheel (75 teeth). This learning object is the second in a series of six objects that progressively increase in difficulty.
Objective
1. Students use knowledge of factors and multiples to solve problems.
2. Students apply ratios to solve multiplicative problems.
